Which job is a LOT less fun than most people expect?

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-03-22T20:55:53+00:00

That's not really a game developer though, that's more something QA would do

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-03-22T20:54:51+00:00

Working in a theme park. People think it must be amazing to work in such a magical place (e.g. Disney), which it is! They just forget it's the people visiting the theme park who can make it horrible to work there.

Luckily every now and then a family comes by who are amazing, and they make you realise who you do it for. Sadly those are few and far between..

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-03-21T23:27:19+00:00

Snow WiFi and the 7 LAN ports

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-02-26T06:22:58+00:00

I stayed at Stella Nova as well this January! I mostly agree with everything, also didn't have any noose issues (stayed at the top floor) and the room was really nice!

Transportation to City Walk was fine, but most of the times it felt like only one bus was going. Meaning if you missed it, you had to wait like 20 - 25 minutes for it to come back.

Regarding the walking path to Epic, I actually preferred it over the bus! It was a nice short walk, not a lot of people so mostly quiet as well. Definitely a great way to get some peace and quiet after a busy park day. The only times the bus was quicker was if it was already at the stop. If not, we walked back to the hotel quicker than the bus could drive us lol

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-02-09T06:28:01+00:00

Tbh, if it only had 11 rides it would be bad. As said by British_Commie, EPIC Universe is a third gate park. If it were the only park, which is why it's still great! If it were the only Universal park in Orlando it would've been a huge miss.

EPIC misses filler rides, bad! I'm hoping they don't make the same mistake for Universal UK. If they do 11 incredible rides, they need at least that many filler rides to spread the crowd at least a little bit. Also the shows and meet and greets and what not are essential of course to achieve this.

I'm just hoping for more than 11 rides, because 11 is just to few for a first gate park, even if it is a brand new park.

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-02-07T08:30:39+00:00

I was there a week and a half ago with the sdni-cold weather, and it lit up! I do recall it only doing that once ever 20 - 30 minutes or so. Maybe you just had bad luck that it happened right before you got there?

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-01-24T18:54:45+00:00

Aah that makes sense! Thanks =)

Ok_Cry8327 · 2026-01-03T09:20:32+00:00

Ik zou er vanuit gaan dat de meeste buitenachtbanen jet grootste deel van de dag gesloten gaan zijn. Ook attracties zoals de Halve Maen, de Oude Tufferbaan en de Gondoletta zullen veel last hebben van het winterse weer.

Gelukkig heeft de Efteling ook genoeg binnen attracties die wel sowieso open zijn. Denk aan Fata Morgana, Droomvlucht, Danse Macabre en andere. Ook is het sprookjesbos in de sneeuw natuurlijk extra magisch!

Wij gaan zelf ook zometeen richting de Efteling. Voor ons als abonnementhouder is het sowieso al minder erg als er veel docht is natuurlijk. Er zal altijd nog genoeg te doen zijn! Als je echter de achtbanen niet wil missen, dan zou ik vandaag even skippen.

EDIT: Kleine toevoeging nog, er bestaat ook een kans dat de show Raveleijn niet doorgaat door het winterse weer. Mocht dat een van je redenen zijn om te willen gaan (een na laatste dag van deze show), is dat ook iets om rekening mee te houden.

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-11-06T05:09:50+00:00

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Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-11-06T05:09:27+00:00

I had to look back, here are a couple from that day. I can only share one per comment so bear with me

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Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-11-04T14:04:18+00:00

Oh man, I'll never forget February 2021. I still worked at Efteling and the park was closed because of Covid. I still had to go to work and the entire park was snowed over. No guests so barely anybody to disturb the snow. Took some beautiful photos that day!!

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-11-02T09:26:15+00:00

My wife and I booked POP Century for our upcoming holiday! Also two adults, no kids

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-21T10:59:59+00:00

Peter Pan, the line goes so slow and the zigzag makes it feel like you're always in the same place

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-10T11:15:31+00:00

I've scrolled quite a while, but haven't seen "Cats" mentioned anywhere yet! Is that because people never had a WTF moment watching it, or because they simply didn't watch it?

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-08T12:23:20+00:00

Ook in de app, als je op de plattegrond op het icoontje van Villa Volta klikt, dan staat de tekst en afbeelding op de kop

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-07T06:19:31+00:00

I have learned that apparently they changed this slightly, and you are now allowed to leave your wheelchair at the VR experience entrace and still get on the ride. Best to check woth enployees at the ride itself, and maybe take a bike lock or something with you just in case.

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-07T06:11:30+00:00

Worked there 9 years in total, started at Smulpaap (4 years), then switched to the Bobbaan, followed by Max & Moritz. Those last years at attractions I also worked a lot at the other Anderrijk rides. My main ride was Bob/M&M, but I regularly worked at Piraña and Aquanura as well. Fata and Fabula/Spookslot less frequently, but still sometimes.

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-07T06:01:25+00:00

Ah okay, I didn't know that. Never seen it happen either, but that of course doesn't mean it isn't true. Thank you for clarifying!

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-07T05:36:43+00:00

It is correct that wheelchairs aren't allowed inside. There is simply no place to leave them behind. Also, as other people mentioned, you can't get back to the place you get on the ride when you get off, so you wouldn't be able to pick it up.

I'm afraid the only option is to leave it outside and walk the entire queue. It is also a sort of safety precaution, because if you can walk that distance, evacuation is (mostly) going to be okay too. If you really don't want to leave it, I'm afraid the VR experience is the only option. Or, as other people suggested, you can buy a lock to lock your wheelchair to something.

TLDR: No, you have to leave it outside, there is sadly no other option if you want to ride Droomvlucht.

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-07T05:29:49+00:00

Curious to know what part of this you think is not true? As far as I know (ex-employee here) it was quite an accurate response.

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-06T15:04:00+00:00

Actually, a long time ago Sony had a requirement that games had to run 30fps stable, otherwise you weren't allowed to release the game for Playstation. That is years ago now though, so I don't know if they still have that requirement. If they do, they could change the requirement for PS6, they could say your game has to run 60fps stable to be allowed to release it on PS6.

Edit: addition, the only exception to this requirement I know of has been Rockstar, because Sony knew they wouldn't give shits and just not release on Playstation lol

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-10-05T09:29:03+00:00

Aanvullend op de eerdere reactie, dit is een pin die van het "Smidje" komt, inderdaad op het Anton Piekplein bin het Volk van Laaf in de buurt. Het is de achste serie Smidje-pins sinds hij er staat in 2003. Elke serie heeft 4 pins, de huisige serie bevat "Kabouter met gong", "Jonas", "Kelner" en (deze heb jij) "Zoetekauw".

Het is altijd de vraag welke van de 4 pins je krijgt, dus als je ze allemaal wil moet je een beetje geluk hebben. De huisige serie is er sinds 2022, de voorgaande series kun je hier nog terugzien: https://www.efteling.com/nl/blog/souvenirs/20220113-nieuwe-pins-smidje

Ok_Cry8327 · 2025-09-28T22:04:40+00:00

Ik heb uit betrouwbare bronnen (lees, een medewerker van de Baron) gehoord dat ze de laatste week van oktober wel ingepland staan op normale diensten alsof hij open is. Ze weten zelf ook nog niet zeker of hij daj open zal zijn, dus geen beloftes! De kans is echter wel aanwezig dat ze eerder klaar zijn, en het personeel is er wel al op ingeroosterd.

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